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Louis XVI Decorative Objects

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Bronze Eight-Light Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
They are unusual in form, each with curved shaft and mask decoration issuing seven curved candle arms, and topped with one candle arm, all hung with hal...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Candlesticks, 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 18th century Italian neoclassical polychrome candlesticks are perfect for adding an old world touch to the room, especially with the ambiance of flickering candlelight for a ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and White Marble Five-Arm Candelabra
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The white marble bodies of the candelabra are urn shaped and sit on circular stepped marble bases on gilt ball feet. On either side of the urns are stylized eagle head 'handles' whic...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Sèvres-Style Porcelain Mounted Octagonal Table Box, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mounted octagonal table box. French, circa 1890. This fine porcelain and gilt bronze-mounted box has an octagonal ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality classical 19th century French gilded Ormolu mantel clock set, with a flame, arrows and ribbons above a white enamel clock face, an eight day duration chiming cloc...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Elaborate Gilt Bronze and Sèvres-style Porcelain Mantel Clock, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine and elaborate gilt bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock. French, circa 1870. A fine and elaborate gilt bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock with a fo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and quite important pair of antique French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Chinese export porcelain vases. This exceptional pair of Louis XVI style porcelain vases are be...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Decorative Vases in Royal Blue Porcelain and Gilt
Located in London, GB
A pair of gilt bronze and porcelain vases. Rising from a rounded cut-corner square marble base, the miniature blue de roi-glazed porcelain ewers dressed with gilt bronze mounts; t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French Antique Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras Baccarat Attributed
Located in New York, NY
A pair of spectacular and large antique French Louis XVI style cut crystal, hand engraved gilt decorated crystal and gilt bronze multi light candelabras of exceptional detail embelli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Panel or Overdoor Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
Rope turned pattern with water and matte gilding .Nicks , chips and minor losses and subsequent touchups. Red bole bleeding through gilding in places.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Wood

Pair of Bronze French Louis XVI Style Figural Candelabra After Clodion
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of Clodion inspired figural candelabra of the highest quality gilt and patinated chased bronze. Each show a standing classically draped semi-nude maiden with a hoof footed inf...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style patinated and gilt bronze figural two-light candelabra after a model by Claude-Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), one modeled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Garnitures
Located in Norwood, NJ
French 19th Century Louis XVI gilt bronze garnitures mounted on fluted white Carrara marble and black marble bases with ram's head and flame moti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock. Having a gilded ormolu figure of father time to the top, beautiful brass inlaid decoration to the sides and front. T...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Brass

French Gilt Bronze and Blue and White Jasperware Clock and Barometer Set
By Carcany & Robin
Located in London, GB
A fine quality clock and barometer set by Carcany and Robin, after models on exhibition in the Louvre Museum, Paris. In the Louis XVI manner, of banjo form, the cases being in cr...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique Louis XVI Style Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This clock set is a remarkable antique, which is not only a brilliant piece of technical design—serving as a fully-functioning timepiece—but is also an exceptional work of sculpture....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Late 18th Century, French Louis XVI Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Louis XVI period ormolu striking cartel clock “aux guirlandes”, the movement signed on the white enamel by Gille L’Aine, Paris. Pierre II. Gille l’ainé (1723-1784) was th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in London, GB
These exceptional, large pair of red marble and gilt bronze candelabra is opulently decorated finely-cast neoclassical style decorations. Each candelabrum is formed as a red marble vase...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI-Styl Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet The urn-form pendule à cercles t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

18th Century French Provencal Ceramic Centerpiece, Louis XVI Style
Located in Miami, FL
Traditional 18th century French Louis XVI Provençal table fountain, today's use a lovely centerpiece. This beautiful item is quite tall and will look stunning on any piece of furnitu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Patinated Bronze Dog and Cat Chenets
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Large Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two-Tone Patinated and Dore Bronze Dog and Cat Form Chenets/Andirons Modeled after Jacques Caffieri...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Terracotta Bust of Comte d'artois, by Fernand Cian, Early 20th Century
By Fernando Ciancianaini
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bust signed "Fernand Cian, Paris, 1776" and below with "Comte d'Artois" with turned yellow marble socle.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Very Fine Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze clock depicting infant, cupid and psyche. An exquisite Louis XVI base. Signed Prosper Roussel. Paris, France, circa 1900 Dime...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Pendulum Mantel Clock with Flowery Decor
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and wonderful quality, heavy bronze clock. This late 19th century work of time telling art is in very good condition and the design is both elegant and stylish. We have cl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Bronze

Large Important Pair of 19th Century Porphyry and Ormolu Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful quality pair of late 19th century Rococo influenced gilded ormolu scrolling ten branch candelabra, mounted on twisted, reeded Porphyry urns, raised on waisted socles with...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porphyry, Ormolu

Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal and Dore Bronze-Mounted Centrepiece
Located in New York, NY
A phenomenal Russian cobalt blue crystal and doré bronze-mounted circular shaped centrepiece. This unique cobalt blue crystal cut to clear has a ha...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Vases in Red Alabaster and Gilt Bronze
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of urns in the Louis XVI Manner. Carved from Egyptian Alabaster Rosso and dressed with gilt-bronze mounts, rising from in-curved square stepped bases, the twin-handled...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Alabaster, Ormolu, Bronze

Large Fine Quality Pair of Louis XVI Style Bronze Candelabra, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and rare large pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style candelabra in bronze and gilded ormolu, each with patinated bronze semi clad maidens holding gilded cornucop...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock of Venus with cherubs. Fine quality Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock of Venus with cher...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Fine Quality 19th Century French Gilded Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and Breccia marble mantel clock, having a two handled lidded urn finial, foliate swags hanging down to ribbon decoration above the wh...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Breccia Marble, Ormolu

Set of Four Louis XVI Style Silver Candelabra by André Aucoc
Located in London, GB
This beautiful set of four candelabra (or candlesticks) was made around 1900 by André Aucoc, a leading French silversmith of the time. Aucoc inherited the ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Mid-19th Century Bronze and Marble Candelabra, Young Cupids
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite pair of candelabra, composed of a young cupid on clouds in patinated bronze, holding an ormolu torch. A vase with flowers and fruits sits where the flame of the torch would...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of French Rouge Marble & Rock Crystal Ormolu Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Extremely fine pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble four-light girandole lamps. The beautiful girandoles are surmounted by a cut crystal spike, ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze

Royal Copenhagen Louis XVI St. 1900s White Porcelain and Gilded Rams Lamp #11537
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous Royal Copenhagen XVI style, white porcelain table lamp dated between 1889-1922, in superb condition Sumptuously decorated with gilded swags, rams heads and bows Dated 1889...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted White Porcelain and Dore Bronze Covered Bowls
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style French ormolu-mounted white porcelain and doré bronze ram's head handle covered bowls. Each bowl is of t...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair Louis XVI Style Jardinières, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Kingwood, ormolu-mounted jardinières, each with zinc liners, ormolu galleries, Sevres style porcelain plaques and raised on elegant cabriole legs.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Kingwood

Pair of Clodion Gilt & Patinated Bronze Satyr Candelabras, 19th Century, France
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A pair of wonderful French gilt and patinated bronze candelabras made by Atelier Clodion in the mid-19th century. Depicting two patinated bronze satyrs sitting on a tree stump holdin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Cast Bronze Candelabras in Louis XVI Style Signed Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of cast bronze candelabras in Louis XVI style signed Ferdinand Barbedienne, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Enamel Coffer with Mythological Scenes Signed Klein in Paris, 19th Century
By A. Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel coffer decorated with mythological scenes that are framed with spiraling lines of ormolu and attached with flowers at the corners. The Rape of Proserpina by the god Pluto adorns the lid. The front and back of the box are decorated with images of Diana being woken by her nymphs and the Rape of Europa. The sides have images of Mercury educating Cupid and a bath scene...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Monumental Pair of French Paris Porcelain Botanical Painted Vases with Rams Head
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and palace size pair of green Paris porcelain vases exquisitely hand-painted with botanical still life panel on one side and lovers in a royal garden on the reverse. The...
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1840s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

Stunning Pair of Early Louis XVI French Bronze Chenets after Bouhon Fres, Paris
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of original early Louis XVI handmade solid bronze Chenets after Bouhon Fres Paris A rare, beautiful and deco...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Figural Candelabra
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze putti candelabra with each putti holding a three-light arm with floral motifs, acorn finials, and raised on a marble pedestal base with a ...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century Patinated Bronze Putto Seated on a Gilt Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Majestic patinated bronze putto seated on a gilt mantel clock. Modelled with a seated putto holding two doves, the putto leaning over a gilt mantel clock with garland, surmounted ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French marble mantle clock. High quality black marble with red marble accents retailed by Glenny & Sons Co. Buffalo. Free shipp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

Pair of Candelabra Gilt Bronze Mounted White Marble Baluster Shape
Located in London, GB
Pair of candelabra, French in Louis XVI style, of white and blue Tarquin marble and have original ormolu mounts and candle holders. In fine condition with ormolu virtually mint, they...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, Rouge Marble and Jewelled Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This majestic three-piece clock set is truly a sight to behold, and features beautifully contrasting rouge marble, gilt bronze and glittering jewels. The set comprises a central cloc...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock with Romantic Emblems
Located in London, GB
A Symbolic clock in the Louis XVI style By Japy Fréres et Cie. The finely chased ormolu case encompassing pink porcelain panels decorated with beads to the face and sides; the wh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XVI Marble Gilt Bronze Dancing Girl Pendule after Falconet
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XVI marble gilt bronze dancing girl pendule after Falconet, signed "Courvoisier à Paris" An 18th century French gilt ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Enamel, Bronze

Rare Louis XVI Russian Ormolu Mounted Agate Vase with Dore Bronze Swan Handles
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Louis XVI Style Russian ormolu-mounted covered agate vase or Urn with finely hand-chiseled and Cast doré Bronze Swan Handles. This marvellous baluster form covered vase...
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1830s Russian Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Agate, Bronze

Superb Bronze and Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb clock in the manner of Le Faucher (clocksmith for Louis XVI) signed J. B. Dutertre. Paris, France, circa 1880. Dimensions: Height 19", width 14", ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Fine Quality 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th century French Sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of five branch gilded ormolu candelabra each having Sevres style porcelain urns and pedestals with classical romantic scenes painted on them. The clock having an impressive lidded porcelain urn above with gilded handles either side, scrolling foliate ormolu mounts above the porcelain faced eight day duration clock that chimes...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Egyptian Porphyry Ormolu-Mounted Brule Parfumes after Gouthiere
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of Egyptian Porphyry and ormolu brule parfumes after Gouthiere, French Louis XVI/ neoclassical design circa 1870, after Pierre Gou...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porphyry, Bronze

Large Pair of Classical Bronze Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of 19th century French gilded ormolu, bronze and white marble candelabra, each having six scrolling foliate branches with candle sconces, above a pair of bronze se...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Late 19 Century Pink Porcelain Cartel Clock Attributed to Samson and Cie
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely decorated pink porcelain Cartel clock in the Louis XVI style; the predominantly pink case surmounted by a classical urn with goats heads and colored enamel swags. Below the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Classical French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and marble mantel clock, depicting a mother and child after harvesting above an eight day duration chiming clock...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Large Pair of 19th Century Sevres Style Lidded Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century French 'Sevres' style gilded ormolu lidded vases, 82cm(32") high. Each having blue ground, classical painted...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Cartel Clock and Barometer, After Carlin, circa 1870
By Martin Carlin
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany cartel clock and barometer, after the model by Martin Carlin. French, circa 1870. The dial sig...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Garniture. France, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt-bronze and cloisonné garniture, France, 19th century. Clock works.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

Louis Xvi decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with bronze, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Oggetti D'Arte, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Alexandre Vossion, and Baccarat. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $289 and tops out at $9,217 while the average work can sell for $1,658.

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